Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hey Crafty Friends!

Hope everyone is keeping cool this summer! I sure am trying to that's for sure! And one of the ways I cool down is eating a frozen treats... ice cream, popsicles, shaved ice, smoothies... you name it! If it's cold and sweet more than likely I'm indulging in it! Which is great news for my kiddies since they do too!!

And Speaking of summer treats... head over to the KBD Challenges Facebook group to join in on the current challenge... Summer Treats!! It's been a while since I've joined in not because I didn't want to but because I've been soooo busy. This time I've decided to bypass my list of excuses and made the time to indulge in a little paper treats for myself... the pleasure of ice cream with out the guilt. LOL

Supplies Used

Sizzix eclips w/ ecal software

Ice Cream Cuties file (KaDoodle Bug Designs)

Birthday Wishes stamp set (Pink and Main)

eBrush (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins- Girl's Best Friend- Bow die (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Xyron Creative Station 

Xyron 9" Permanent Adhesive Refill 

 Xyron 5" Permanent Adhesive Refill

Ornate Square Dies (Darice)

Spectrum Noir (FS8, PP5, LY2, DR4)

Sharpie Markers ( Light Green, Light Blue)

Opaque White Marker- Snow (Recollections)

Patterned paper

Cardstock

2 way glue pen (EK Success)

Fun Foam

Diamond Glaze (Judikins)

Button(optional)

Most of my family (and a few close friends) know that I am a puzzle nut!! I love them all... wooden puzzles, metal puzzles, 3D puzzles... I am fascinated by all of them... I used to have quite the collection too (until I had kids)... but that's another story. And I see paper piecing the same way I  see puzzle solving. In order to see the entire picture you have to first put it together. 

Enter into the world of SVG's and cutting files! Creating with paper pieces is one of my favorite crafting pastimes! I can just get lost making little creations come to life.

Today I decided to use this uber cute Ice Cream Cone from KBD's Ice Cream Cuties file.

All of these are SUUUUPER CUTE but I ultimately decided on the traditional cone. I will be indulging in the rest later, definitely.

I started out by using my electric die cutting machine. In order to use SVG and other cutting file formats you need to use first download and unzip your file onto your computer. Then you need software that is compatible with your cutting machine. Today I will be using my Sizzix eclips and ecal software.

I usually use the jpeg image or store image as a reference to what colors to cut out or use in my paper piecings. After cutting out all my pieces I add shading. I just LOVE shading my paper pieces with my eBrush machine. I not only airbrush the individual pieces faster than I could with ink pads or chalk, but I get a deeper and wider degree of shading than I could those methods. And I don't get the awkward inkpad outlines or of time consuming drying time either.

For airbrushing ice cream cone I used a combination of Spectrum Noir Markers and Sharpies. Yes, just regular Sharpies... the same kind you write your children's names on their school supplies with. Once done, I start piecing my pieces together like a puzzle. For the smaller pieces I will use a glue pen to adhere them together.

But when I want to really get those pieces together and ensure that they don't flake off I almost always reach for my Xyron Machines. And I LOVE Xyron's new Creative Station! I can easily transition from BIGGER to SMALLER jobs at the drop of a hat. And the best part is I can do it all with one machine. Here I run all my ice cream pieces through the Creative Station with the smaller 5" Permanent Adhesive Refills.

The pieces come together easily... just peel and stick!

And for bigger jobs... switch out for the 9" refill!! 

I run my bigger panels and some fun foam through together... Not wasting any of that adhesive real estate. Had to run my foam through on both sides so it'll be come to huge strips of foam adhesive.

And if I need small amount again no problem ... I switch it back. Because let's face it, not everyone crafts with a plan. Sometimes (Ok, more like, most times) I craft on a whim with no clear set plan. 

I also used my Xyron on this panel as well! I cut the ornate shape using the largest of my Darice Ornate Squares dies and then adhered it to plain white cardstock. Since it was the largest of the dies I had to make my own next layer by fussing cutting a white border around it.

I layered my other pre Xyron'ed panels onto this one. Then used my "Sweet Birthday Wishes" from Pink and Main's Birthday Wishes set to stamp my sentiment.

Peeled and stujck my homemade foam adhesive to the back of my card panel and attached it to my card front.

I hand drew stitch lines with a Faber-Castell PITT Artist pen in M.

I used coordinating patterned paper to cut the bow from the Teresa Collins' bow die from the Girls Best Friend Collection. Glued it all together with a bit of Diamond Glaze, topped it with a button , and attached it to my card.

Here is my finished card!!

I hope you enjoyed today's super cute project!!

See you all next time 

and 

Happy Crafting!!

~ Mitsy

Kawaii Card

Hello Crafty Friends! I don't know about you but I love everything Kawaii!! And it is so simple to turn almost any shape into something Kawaii. First what is Kawaii??  Well, according to Wikipedia it is: 

" Kawaii (かわいい [kaw͍aiꜜi], "lovable", "cute", or "adorable" is the quality of cuteness in the context of Japanese culture. It has become a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture, entertainment, clothing, food, toys, personal appearance, behavior, and mannerisms.The noun is kawaisa (可愛さ^?), literally, "lovability", "cuteness" or "adorableness".

And, it is SUPER EASY to make plain cutting files into Kawaii ones... just add over-sized gleaming eyes and pair it with your favorite smile. That's it!

My Kawaii Light Bulb Card- I love you a watt

For this card I used Design on Cloud 9's Light Up My Life cutting file and paired it with an svg  Kawaii file I created.

You can download this cute Kawaii Girl Face svg file here for FREE.

 Terms and Conditions

You are more than welcome to scraplift any of my designs posted on my blog. You may use my personally created svg files on items for sale. When using my designs or files please give me and/or the Up On Tippy Toes blog credit for my work. Please do not share my svg files but refer others to my blog to download the file for themselves. In downloading my files you agree to the terms above.

Hope you enjoy the free file and don't forget to share any projects made with my svg! I'd love to see what others create!!

Don't forget Easter is almost here and this face would look super cute on some carrots or eggs!!

Happy Crafting and thanks for stopping by!!

Paper Glitter - Strawberry Kit

It's been a looooooong couple of months but I'm feeling better. Almost done with my first trimester for baby # 4 and it almost killed me! Ok, maybe I'm slightly exaggerating... but still anyone who has had morning sickness will sympathize. And now that I'm getting my strength back it's time to craft!! Just in time too. I've got just 2 weeks to plan Kyan's 5th birthday party.

We are going to do a cute strawberry theme... very cute, very girly!! I found a shop on etsy.com that has the most adorable digital printouts! Which just made my life a whole lot easier. If anyone gets a chance, check out their other collections... their shop is called paperglitter . They are awesome!!  I'll be posting pictures as I go along so everyone can see my progress.

Here is the set I chose from the paperglitter store on etsy. It's called the Strawberry Printable Party Kit.  It is SUPER CUTE!! The best part about this set is that I can customize it with all my child's info and print as many as I want!